heaviness
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- noun
- /ˈhɛviness/
- Literature
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- A few months later, Hunter was in the Oval Office again, noticing that "the unremitting heaviness of the office was setting in."
Examples
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Slowly, with deliberate heaviness, she strolled from her bed to the door but paused when she caught a glimpse of herself in the dresser mirror.
Fiction book (2002) -
The dish has the dated heaviness of a bygone era when generosity with this saucier's crutch was a sign of luxury, but that era ended decades ago.
Blog text (28) -
In fact, it's likely it includes some self-mocking regarding its own disturbing heaviness.
Blog text (2) -
We'd smoke some marijuana and talk about it, my voice taking on an intensity and heaviness that surprised both of us.
Fiction book (1995) -
And while I really enjoyed Ross's THG, I wish there had been some moments of humor to help balance the horror and heaviness of the other parts.
Blog text (26) -
To help things run more smoothly and to alleviate some of the "heaviness" that the topic can bring, teachers may wish to inject some humor into their classes, as I began to do several years ago.
Academic text (2003) -
Although the narrator of "The Bloody Chamber" does not refer to the effect of anxiety by name, her references to the oppressive heaviness that imbues the marquis suggest the anxiety that accompanies the surplus body of the real.
Academic text (1995) -
When she glanced up at the leaden clouds darkening the sky, she felt an oppressive heaviness settle inside her.
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A few months later, Hunter was in the Oval Office again, noticing that "the unremitting heaviness of the office was setting in."
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The film's thematic heaviness made it difficult for the audience to engage with the lighter moments.
Synonyms
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6.1
A serious, calm way of behaving that shows something is important
A way of speaking or writing that is slow and boring
A serious, old-fashioned style that feels boring
A serious, calm way of speaking or acting that shows importance
The state of being very heavy and hard to lift
Antonyms
How Heavy
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word heaviness comes from heavy ('heavy') plus -ness ('state'). That's why we call a slow, solemn, or hard-to-read style 'heavy' — the same idea as weight making things slow or serious.